Education
She studied at the New York School of Music and the Voice Beautiful Institute in New New York
(Someone's moved into the old cabin on the hill...Sarah, a...)
Someone's moved into the old cabin on the hill...Sarah, a girl the same age as Mandie! Mandie can't wait to have a new friend to share things with. But Sarah doesn't seem to want any friends, and Mandie can't understand why. What is Sarah hiding? Mandie's determined to take the first steps toward friendship -- and find out!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0613161645/?tag=2022091-20
(Young Mandie Shaw mysteries combine the best aspects of N...)
Young Mandie Shaw mysteries combine the best aspects of Nancy Drew with the Little House books. Winter has arrived in Charley Gap! There's so much snow that Mandie and Joe make a huge snowman in Mandie's front yard. One night, after her family is asleep, Mandie hears someone talking outside her bedroom window. No one is there except the snowman. And he can't talk . . . or can he? The answer is a surprise to everyone--including Mandie!--in this spirited mystery with a heartwarming solution.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553486624/?tag=2022091-20
(Mandie Shaw loves to visit her new friend, Faith, at Miss...)
Mandie Shaw loves to visit her new friend, Faith, at Miss Abigail's big house. There they can play with each other and admire all the beautiful things. One thing the girls can't touch is the china cabinet in the front hall. It's full of precious china that only Miss Abigail is allowed to handle. But when a beloved teapot turns up missing, does it mean a thief has broken into Miss Abigail's house? Will Miss Abigail have to tell the people of Charley Gap that they should all lock their doors? Mandie's determined to find the answer -- and the missing teapot -- in time for Miss Abigail's big Christmas party.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553486616/?tag=2022091-20
(Is a ghost haunting Bryson City? Mandie, Joe, and Faith ...)
Is a ghost haunting Bryson City? Mandie, Joe, and Faith are thrilled when Miss Abigail invites them to join her on a trip to Bryson City. Joe and Faith are looking forward to meeting Miss Abigail’s sophisticated friends. Mandie is, too–but she’s also hoping for a mystery to solve. And she’s not disappointed. There’s a spooky general store in Bryson City, a store where folks say strange things happen. Cobwebs droop from the ceiling, and the merchandise is covered with dust. But rumors aren’t the only thing swirling around town–a ghostly apparition has been seen floating down the shop’s aisles!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553487191/?tag=2022091-20
(Nine-year-old Mandie Shaw knows that cats don't just appe...)
Nine-year-old Mandie Shaw knows that cats don't just appear out of nowhere, especially in the woods near her family's log cabin. But when Mandie and her good friend Joe hear a soft meow on their way home from school, they soon discover that's exactly what has happened. Who would leave a cat alone in the woods? And will finding the answer mean Mandie will have to give up the first pet she's ever had?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553486594/?tag=2022091-20
(Mandie’s reading book is missing! Her good friend Joe car...)
Mandie’s reading book is missing! Her good friend Joe carries her books back and forth to school for her, but he doesn’t have it. She doesn’t dare tell her parents her book is lost. Books cost a lot of money. And Mr. Tallant, her teacher, orders them by mail weeks in advance—there’s no bookshop in Charley Gap. The search is on for Mandie’s missing book. . . . Where will it turn up?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553487183/?tag=2022091-20
(Some mysteries are better left alone. That’s what Mandie’...)
Some mysteries are better left alone. That’s what Mandie’s best friend, Joe, says when strange things begin happening in the woods that surround their homes. Unexplained noises, spooky shadows, and weird voices all convince Joe that they should stay away. But Mandie won’t have any of that! She declares there’s no mystery too scary to solve. At least, there hasn’t been until now. . . .
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553487175/?tag=2022091-20
(Mandie made lots of friends this year . . . so many that ...)
Mandie made lots of friends this year . . . so many that she doesn't know what to give them all for Christmas! She's stumped--until gifts begin to mysteriously appear on her doorstep, gifts that would be perfect for her friends. Where are the gifts coming from? Is there really an angel at work in Charley Gap? Includes a special holiday craft project perfect for young readers!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0553487205/?tag=2022091-20
(A keepsake book that highlights the dates that Mandie hol...)
A keepsake book that highlights the dates that Mandie holds dear as well as features the days of the year for remembering special birthdays, anniversaries, and other favorite occasions.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764220217/?tag=2022091-20
She studied at the New York School of Music and the Voice Beautiful Institute in New New York
Leppard wrote her first Mandie story when she was only eleven and a half years old, but did not become a professional author until she was an adult. Leppard has also worked as a professional singer, actress, and playwright. There are forty Mandie books in the main series, an eight-book junior series and several other titles.
The eponymous heroine lives in North Carolina in the early 1900s, encountering adventure and solving mysteries with help from her friends, family, and pet cat, Snowball.
These young reader novels are meant to teach morals as well as be fun and captivating stories to read. Leppard stated that her books contain "nothing occult or vulgar", and Mandie is depicted as a faithful Christian.
The Mandie books often deal with issues of discrimination and prejudice relating to race (particularly with regard to the local Cherokee), class, and disability. Lois Gladys Leppard based some of the incidents in her Mandie books on her mother"s experiences growing up in North Carolina.
The dedication in the first book is: "Foreign My Mother, Bessie A. Wilson Leppard, and In Memory of Her Sister, Lillie Margaret Ann Wilson Frady, Orphans of North Carolina Who Outgrew the Sufferings of Childhood".
(A keepsake book that highlights the dates that Mandie hol...)
(Is a ghost haunting Bryson City? Mandie, Joe, and Faith ...)
(Mandie’s reading book is missing! Her good friend Joe car...)
(Nine-year-old Mandie Shaw knows that cats don't just appe...)
(Young Mandie Shaw mysteries combine the best aspects of N...)
(Mandie Shaw loves to visit her new friend, Faith, at Miss...)
(Someone's moved into the old cabin on the hill...Sarah, a...)
(Mandie made lots of friends this year . . . so many that ...)
(Some mysteries are better left alone. That’s what Mandie’...)